Workers City Press Release for First Event

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TYE REAL GLASGOW STANDS UP

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE

RELEASE WORKERS CITY NOT CULTURE CITY

A 1990 event with a difference takes place on May Day Tuesday 1st May in the
Winter Gardens, Peoples Palace Glasgow Green. It has nothing to do with the
official City of Culture year.

It's the first Workers City Night which will celebrate the working class of
Glasgow, their struggles and achievements. It will feature a reading from a
new play "The Last Threads" by Ann Kerr about the women weavers in Glasgow's
last mill in Bridgeton.

Alien Arts Theatre company will read from Ann Kerr's new book to be published
on May Day by Clydeside Press,

Other struggles of Glasgow workers and the destruction of Clydeside industries
will be highlighted in song by Gordeanna McCulloch and Clutha.

There will be poetry readings by Jack Withers and Freddie Anderson among others
and the Night will be introduced by Farquhar McLay, editor of the popular
"Workers City" book.

One of the organisers, Brendan McLaughlin said

" We are expecting working class people from Glasgow's housing schemes
and other parts of the city to attend, particularly those campaiming
against the poll tax.

It is especially significant that this first Workers City Night is
being held on May Day 1990, the 100th anniversary of the first May
Day in Chicago, which made 1st May the international workers' day. Let

2 The event is being organised by the people who protested at the opening of
‘Glasgow's Glasgow’ on 12th April. As well as condemning the whole Culture
City trip as'a jamboree forthe bourgeoisie! they are particularly opposed
to people having to pay £4 each for entry to an exhibition about Glasgow's
history including items which until now have been freely available at

District museums and galleries.

In contrast, the Workers City May Day event is free and tickets can be got
from the Scotia Bar, Clydeside Press, 37 High St and from the Peoples
Palace itself. =ND

Further information/comment available from Brendan McLaughlin 041 552 8681

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